With writers striking, the network upfronts try making the best of a flawed script
The major TV networks previewed their fall primetime lineups this week, with much of the usual fanfare. But the optimistic predictions and upbeat sales pitches mostly soft-peddled the fact that because of the ongoing writers' strike, there's no telling when some of the shiny new shows ordered for the coming season will actually see the light of day.
1970-01-01 08:00
Freddie Mac: Average long-term US mortgage rate edged higher to 6.39% this week
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate edged higher this week after a two-week drop, a modest move in line with a mostly moderate shift in home loan rates in recent weeks
1970-01-01 08:00
Queen Elizabeth II's funeral cost UK government $200 million
Britain's treasury has revealed that Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and lying-in-state last year cost the UK government an estimated 162 million pounds ($201 million)
1970-01-01 08:00
France moves to ban smoking in woodlands to combat growing climate-related risk of mega fires
French lawmakers have voted to ban smoking in all forests and woods during the fire season
1970-01-01 08:00
Aaron Ramsdale signs new long-term Arsenal contract
England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal.
1970-01-01 08:00
More than 30 million US drivers don't know if they're at risk from a rare but dangerous airbag blast
More than 33 million people in the United States are driving vehicles that contain a potentially deadly threat: Airbag inflators that in rare cases can explode in a collision and spew shrapnel
1970-01-01 08:00
Wisconsin tribe asks court to shut down oil pipeline
Attorneys for a Wisconsin Native American tribe argued Thursday that a federal judge should order an energy company to shut down an oil pipeline because rapid erosion could expose it and cause a massive oil spill on reservation land
1970-01-01 08:00
Check your artificial intelligence 'bossware' tools for bias, says U.S. agency head
The head of the U.S. agency charged with enforcing civil rights in the workplace says artificial intelligence-driven “bossware” tools that closely track the whereabouts, keystrokes and productivity of workers can also run afoul of discrimination laws
1970-01-01 08:00
Looking for a house? High mortgages, few homes lead to biggest annual price drop in 11 years
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell again last month and the national median sale price posted its biggest annual drop in 11 years
1970-01-01 08:00
Sam Zell, billionaire real estate investor, dies
Sam Zell, a Chicago real estate magnate who earned a multibillion-dollar fortune and a reputation as “the grave dancer” for his ability to revive moribund properties has died due to complications from a recent illness
1970-01-01 08:00
Hike again? Take a pause? Fed officials are split about what to do next to fight inflation
The stubbornness of high inflation is dividing the Federal Reserve over how to manage interest rates in the coming months, leaving the outlook for the Fed’s policies cloudier than at any time since it unleashed a streak of 10 straight rate hikes in March 2022
1970-01-01 08:00
Looking for a house? High mortgages, few homes lead to biggest annual sales drop in 11 years
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell again last month and the national median sale price posted its biggest annual drop in 11 years
1970-01-01 08:00